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御霊

みたま
御魂み霊み魂
[mitama]

Meanings

1.Noun

spirit of a deceased person

2.Noun

the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit

Other Readings

御霊」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

祖父の御霊に手を合わせました。

I clasped my hands in prayer to my grandfather's spirit.

彼女は母の御霊に静かに語りかけた。

She quietly spoke to her mother's spirit.

神主は亡くなった人々の御霊を丁重に祀った。

The Shinto priest respectfully enshrined the spirits of the deceased.